European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse My the sars an vol. 51, no. 314 350 saturday february 27,1993 b Iii a nato Leader says allies ready for bosnian action by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium the Western Alliance is neither helpless nor waiting to respond to the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has claimed an Esti mated 100,000 lives since fighting broke out less than a year ago nato Secretary general Manfred Worne said Friday. But the 16-member Alliance will not act without a mandate by the United nations Worner said after a special meeting of nato foreign ministers that introduced . Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher and the Clinton administration s foreign policy to the Alliance. Nato member countries decided very clearly to act in support of the United nations Worner said. Our member countries made it Clear on several Occa Sions that they Are prepared to go even further and again Only with a mandate of the United nations and on their during the morning meeting Worner said Allied nations expressed Strong and general support for . Plans to Parachute food and medical supplies into areas of former Yugoslavia that . Truck convoys have been unable to reach. However the Only nato Mem Bers that have agreed to assist the Airdrop Are Turkey and the Netherlands. I was encouraged not at All disappointed by the response today Christopher said noting the efforts of see nato on Page 2 Rhein main Crews prepare await orders is Michael Abrama Crews from the 5th quartermaster act of Germany Load up supplies at Rhein Maln for the bosnian Airdrop. By Chuck Robert staff writer Rhein main a Germany air men at Rhein main a arc preparing to Parachute emergency supplies to War torn Bosnia and Herzegovina but Mili tary officials say they Don t know the Dater destination of the flights. President Clinton announced thursday that the . Military will Airdrop food and medical supplies to War victims i areas where ground convoys have been blocked. On Friday a . Military team held talks with experts from the . High commissioner for refugees in Geneva on the details. The associated press reported that talks were expected to focus on Sites for the Airdrop the Content of the Aid an procedures for inspecting cargo to assure the bosnian warring factions that the operation would not be used to conceal weapons. A . Official said the defense department team included representative from the . European come based in Stuttgart Germany. Pallets were being packed and loaded see orders on Page 2 military Community in Frankfurt honors copter crash victims by Mark Kinkad staff writer Frankfurt Germany the american military Community in Frankfurt was in mourning Friday for the victims of a fiery helicopter crash that killed three senior army leaders and crewman. . Military activity in the City came to a Hal for most of the Day. Schools closed flags were flown at half staff and a 2 . Memorial service at the army s v corps Headquarters Chapel was attended by More than 1,000 Community Mem Bers including the families of the three senior officers. The army was represented by several of its top leaders including . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil head of the european come Gen. David m. Maddox commander of the . Army in Europe and v corps commander it. Gen. Jerry r. Rutherford who gave a memorial see crash on Page 2 russian criticism based on misunderstanding Shalikashvil thinks by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau nato s top military command Erin Europe expressed regret late thursday that russian foreign ministry officials had accused him of clinging to cold War stereo types based on an apparent mis interpretation of a speech he gave last week in London. . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil made the speech feb. 18 before about 150 members of the International Institute of strategic studies. It appears the foreign ministry May have received an inaccurate report of the speech Shalikashvil isaid in a statement. Contrary to cod War language my speech repeatedly cited examples Osnato extending the nand of Friendship and cooperation to Central and Eastern european nations including Russia an called for accelerating that pro the russian news Agency itar Tass quoted a foreign ministry statement As saying Shalikashvil s speech seems to have come straight out of newspaper from the cold the ministry statement said Shalikashvil spoke of a threat from the East and the need to strengthen nato. A spokesman for Allied come Europe said Shalikashvil see russian on Page 2 homicide probe Michigan authorities say or. Jack Kevorkian s latest assisted suicide patient May have wanted to Stop it at the a St minute. F see Page
